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Plain Spleak-ing: What's Next After Hearst Deal?: Yesterday we analyzed the partnership between the giant Hearst Corp. and pipsqueak, Spleak. Today, I asked Spleak's CEO, Morrie Eisenberg to explain his product, which is part chat-bot, part web-widget, and a mashup tool for professional media content and user generated content to co-exist semi-peacefully. "Spleak...; Tags: IM, Hearst Corp., Spleak, Instant Messaging, Business Structures, Internet, Online Communications, Finance, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Spleak: Content + Utility = Sweet Spot: As long as there has been a world wide web to use as a media platform, those of us working with it have carried on a vigorous debate that might be called the "content vs. utility" question. Reasonable people can disagree on the question, and frequently do, staking out extreme...; Tags: Utility, Hearst Corp., Spleak, Games, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Online Communications, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-07-22

"Spleak"ing out on Sports and Politics: Last month, we covered the deal between Hearst Corp. and Spleak Media Network, the San Francisco-based hybrid publishing startup, whose CelebSpleak attracts a reported 100,000 visitors per day, mostly teen and twenty-something females. Now, Spleak is launching two new offerings -- SportSpleak and VoteSpleak. These two...; Tags: Team, Spleak Media Network, Team Management, Management, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Behind the Hearst-Spleak Mashup: Mention the Hearst Corp. and it's tempting to think of a fading media empire, out of touch with new media, Web 2.0, etc. After all, this is the company that owns the San Francisco Chronicle, which has been sinking faster than the Titanic after it met its iceberg. ...; Tags: Hearst Corp., Investment, Instant Messaging, IPO, Web 2.0, Finance, Internet, Online Communications, Financial Services, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Year in Review: The Female Web: The web sprang to life as a virtual fantasy world for geeks, most of whom were young adult males YAMS. But geeks come in all shapes, sizes, ages and genders, so a business plan built exclusively on the stereotypical geek is self-limiting its ability to scale. And...; Tags: Web, Digg, Women, Site, Gender And Diversity, Channel Management, Human Resources, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-12-30